A Pastor in the Bar at Midnight
The neon sign buzzed quietly above the doorway, flickering between “OPEN” and a barely-lit halo of burnt-out reds. Inside, the bar was mostly empty,…
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The neon sign buzzed quietly above the doorway, flickering between “OPEN” and a barely-lit halo of burnt-out reds. Inside, the bar was mostly empty,…
He sat every morning at the corner of 5th and Ash, wrapped in layers of faded wool and denim, clutching a walking stick smoothed…
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Dylan had never set foot in a church. At seventeen, his Sundays were reserved for sleeping in and scrolling TikTok. Religion had always seemed…